Somerset's Living Coast

What is Living Seas?

Living Seas is The Wildlife Trusts’ vision for the future of the UK’s seas. Within Living Seas, marine wildlife thrives, from the depths of the ocean to the coastal shallows.Read more....

Living Seas are a place where:

Wildlife and habitats are recovering from past decline as our use of the seas’ resources becomes environmentally sustainable.

The natural environment is adapting well to a changing climate, and ocean processes are helping to slow down climate change.

People are inspired by marine wildlife and value the sea for the many ways in which it supports our quality of life.

Why Somerset's seas matter

"'Out of sight out of mind' was probably never more true than for the silt laden, muddy coloured waters of the Severn Sea," says Somerset Living Seas Ambassador Nigel Phillips. "It looks like nothing much would be living out there. But this is very deceptive. These waters team with marine life. Sprats, whitebait, prawns, shrimps, skate, conger eels, marine worms, marine molluscs and crabs are just a few of the many hundreds of species living in these waters."

Weird worms

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A good read

The Severn Estuary

Ecologist Nigel Phillips is leading our marine work here in Somerset and his book 'Somerset Coast - a living landscape' is packed with more marine info. The Trust will receive a donation for each book purchased by members.